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1800’s1800’s
► European colonial power in region declinesEuropean colonial power in region declines Spanish and Portuguese empires in declineSpanish and Portuguese empires in decline
► Independence movements increase Independence movements increase throughout areathroughout area
► 20 new countries formed20 new countries formed Set up constitutions like U.S.Set up constitutions like U.S.
►Overall a failureOverall a failure Civil war, dictatorships and revoltsCivil war, dictatorships and revolts
►Democratic movement failsDemocratic movement fails Why?Why?
Lingering problemsLingering problems
►New nations had no change in political New nations had no change in political and social hierarchyand social hierarchy Criollos replaced peninsulares as ruling classCriollos replaced peninsulares as ruling class Catholic church still holds land and privilegeCatholic church still holds land and privilege
►Constitutions guaranteed equality but….Constitutions guaranteed equality but…. For most quality of life did not increaseFor most quality of life did not increase Voting rights limitedVoting rights limited Small groups held most land and $$Small groups held most land and $$
Searching for StabilitySearching for Stability
► Due to colonial legacy Due to colonial legacy no national unityno national unity RegionalismRegionalism
weakened weakened nationalismnationalism
CaudillosCaudillos recruited recruited locals and formed locals and formed armies to resist armies to resist central governmentscentral governments
Power struggles Power struggles among caudillos and among caudillos and governments led to governments led to frequent revoltsfrequent revolts
► Ruling elite splitRuling elite split ConservativesConservatives
►Traditional social Traditional social order, press order, press censorship, Church censorship, Church supportedsupported
LiberalsLiberals►Laissez-faire, Laissez-faire,
religious toleration, religious toleration, freedom of the freedom of the press, greater press, greater access to educationaccess to education
México struggle for stabilityMéxico struggle for stability
► 1845 Texas 1845 Texas annexed by U.S.annexed by U.S.
► U.s. Mexican warU.s. Mexican war U.S. invades MexicoU.S. invades Mexico Mexico loses half its Mexico loses half its
territory to U.S.territory to U.S.
►Defeat triggers a Defeat triggers a revolution in Mexicorevolution in Mexico Santa Anna’s days Santa Anna’s days
are numberedare numbered
Benito JuarezBenito Juarez
► Liberal leader Liberal leader ushered in era of ushered in era of reform known as reform known as La La ReformaReforma Revised Mexican Revised Mexican
constitutionconstitution►Stripped millitary of Stripped millitary of
powerpower►Stripped Church of Stripped Church of
power as wellpower as well
Conservative Conservative reaction??reaction??
Conservative responseConservative response
► Resist La reforma and begin Civil warResist La reforma and begin Civil war► Juarez elected president 1861Juarez elected president 1861
Conservatives ask Europe for helpConservatives ask Europe for help►1863 French send troops1863 French send troops►Austrian Archduke Maximillian made emperorAustrian Archduke Maximillian made emperor
4 years war rages on4 years war rages on►France removes troopsFrance removes troops►Maximillian captured and killedMaximillian captured and killed►1867 Juarez returns to power1867 Juarez returns to power
Reforms still opposedReforms still opposed►Still helped bring mestizos into politics and Still helped bring mestizos into politics and
separated church from stateseparated church from state
Porfirio DiazPorfirio Diaz
►Hero of war against Hero of war against FrenchFrench
► Stages coup after Stages coup after Juarez diesJuarez dies
►Gains full powerGains full power► 1876 makes himself 1876 makes himself
dictatordictator
““Order and Progress”Order and Progress”
►Army, police, central government Army, police, central government strengthenedstrengthened Opposition crushedOpposition crushed
►Under his rule Mexico increased in Under his rule Mexico increased in some wayssome ways
►Under his rule Mexico was weakenedUnder his rule Mexico was weakened►Tell me how turn to page 441Tell me how turn to page 441
Pros Pros ConsCons
► Railroads builtRailroads built► Foreign trade increasedForeign trade increased► Industry developedIndustry developed► Mining expandedMining expanded► Central power Central power
strengthenedstrengthened
► Industry capital from Industry capital from feignersfeigners Special rights granted to Special rights granted to
themthem
► Wealthy landowners Wealthy landowners purchased indian landpurchased indian land
► Peonage systemPeonage system► Child mortality increasedChild mortality increased► Child literacy lowChild literacy low► Children working 12 Children working 12
houshous► Pro or con??Pro or con??
BLAST FROM THE PAST BLAST FROM THE PAST DO NOW!!!!!DO NOW!!!!!
►What were 3 What were 3 ways the Meiji ways the Meiji reformed Japan?reformed Japan?
U.S. InfluenceU.S. Influence
►Monroe Doctrine-1823Monroe Doctrine-1823 ““The American Continents, are not to be The American Continents, are not to be
considered as subjects for future considered as subjects for future colonization by any European powers.”colonization by any European powers.”►Supported by BritainSupported by Britain►Why?Why?
U.S. ExpansionU.S. Expansion
► Result of war with mexicoResult of war with mexico
Cali,ariz,new mex,Nev,Ut,colCali,ariz,new mex,Nev,Ut,col
► CubaCuba
Freed after Spanish American WarFreed after Spanish American War
►But…………..But…………..
►1901 1901 Platt amendment to the constitutionPlatt amendment to the constitution
U.S. InterferenceU.S. Interference
►American Investments increase in American Investments increase in 1900’s1900’s Investment needs protectionInvestment needs protection
►Roosevelt Corollary added to Monroe DoctrineRoosevelt Corollary added to Monroe Doctrine right of the United States to intervene to "stabilize" right of the United States to intervene to "stabilize"
the economic affairs of small states in the Caribbean the economic affairs of small states in the Caribbean and Central America if they were unable to pay their and Central America if they were unable to pay their international debts.international debts.
What was alternative?What was alternative? Dominican Republic Dominican Republic
Dollar DiplomacyDollar Diplomacy
► American Company’s American Company’s invest constant flow of invest constant flow of $ into Latin America$ into Latin America
► goal of diplomacy was goal of diplomacy was to create stability and to create stability and order abroad that order abroad that would best promote would best promote American commercial American commercial interestsinterests
► But with $$ But with $$ comes………..comes………..
How to dig a canalHow to dig a canal
► U.S Had wanted to U.S Had wanted to build a canal for build a canal for awhileawhile
► Panama belonged Panama belonged to Columbiato Columbia
►What to doWhat to do► Back Panama Back Panama
independence revolt independence revolt in Columbiain Columbia
► 2 weeks after 2 weeks after independence Hay-Bunau independence Hay-Bunau Varilla Treaty signedVarilla Treaty signed
► Allowed Panama Canal to Allowed Panama Canal to be built.be built.
► Phillipe Bunau-Varilla Phillipe Bunau-Varilla negotiates treaty with negotiates treaty with John Hay. Varilla is John Hay. Varilla is French, issue????? French, issue????? Decreased trip from NYC Decreased trip from NYC to San Fran by 6,000 to San Fran by 6,000 milesmiles